SEIFERT v. STANDARD PAVING CO.

No. 47262.

64 Ill.2d 109 (1976)

355 N.E.2d 537

DIANE M. SEIFERT, Appellee, v. STANDARD PAVING CO. et al. — (The State of Illinois, Appellant.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 20, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Chicago (Paul J. Bargiel and Patricia Rosen, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel), for appellant.

John D. Hayes & Associates; Pochis & Berns; Horwitz, Anesi, Ozmon & Associates; and Sandman, Levy & Moltz, all of Chicago (Alan L. Unikel and Joseph P. Della Maria, Jr., of Rothschild, Barry & Myers, and Philip B. Kurland, all of Chicago, of counsel), for appellees.


Judgments reversed.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal concerns six separate negligence actions brought in the circuit court of Cook County in which the State of Illinois was named as a defendant. The State filed a motion in each case to dismiss the complaint on the ground that persons injured through the negligence of agents or employees of the State can seek relief only in the Court of Claims. The trial court denied the...

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